Gronow Surname

252,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Gronow Surname Definition:

An ancient Welsh personal name. King Henry VII. was grand-maternally descended from Sir Tudor ap Gronow, who lived temp. Edw. III.

Gronow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales4011:7,717858
Australia3261:82,8099,597
England2361:236,09319,489
Germany2271:354,65034,247
Israel1251:68,4618,502
United States921:3,939,771214,590
France491:1,355,566135,191
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Malta181:23,9041,289
Finland161:343,54424,270
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales2541:6,175408
England471:518,62527,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Grönow (40) are calculated separately.

Gronow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An ancient Welsh personal name. King Henry VII. was grand-maternally descended from Sir Tudor ap Gronow, who lived temp. Edw. III.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gronow Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gronow Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gronow is found most in Wales. It can also be found in the variant forms: Grönow. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gronow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gronow is the 252,790th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,656,579 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Gronow live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Wales, where it is carried by 401 people, or 1 in 7,717. In Wales it is most common in: City and County of Cardiff, where 24 percent live, Bridgend County Borough, where 23 percent live and Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, where 15 percent live. Beside Wales Gronow is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 21 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Gronow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gronow has changed through the years. In Wales the share of the population with the last name grew 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 502 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 368 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gronow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gronow last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.23% registered with the party.

The amount Gronow earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.5% less than the national average, earning $39,482 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.04% more than the national average, earning $54,176 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grönow9440/
Groenow92253/
Gronnow9233/
Grounow920/
Gronouwe8657/
Grunow834,871/
Granow83197/
Gronov8365/
Grünow8335/
Grenow8316/
Gronaw836/
Greenow77348/
Gronova7729/
Grasnow7718/
Gronoff7710/
Gruhnow778/
Grohnov772/
Grenhow772/
Grumnow771/
Grangow770/
Grunhow770/
Greenhow711,783/
Groenhof71893/
Gronhovd7192/
Grosnoff7112/
Gronhoff719/
D'Grunow711/
Granov67430/
Groenhoff67192/
Grunov67145/
Granof6768/
Grenov6759/
Greenhhow674/
Gromów672/
Gronav672/
Groenhoef671/
Grunaw671/
Grenaw671/
Granaw670/
Grunof670/

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